scholarly journals Secondary School Students’ Participation in Sports and their Parents’ Level of Support: A Qualitative Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vegneskumar Maniam
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Parental Support ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
School Students ◽  
Sociological Approach ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Voluntary Basis

AbstractThe study investigated student involvement in sports as part of co-curricular activities in the school and outside, and the effect of parental support upon their child’s participation in sport. The purpose of the study was to investigate in-depth the views of year 11 students from six Australian schools about their parents’ influence on their participation in sport. The schools agreed to allow their students to participate on a voluntary basis. The primary data were gathered from 111 students in the form of written personal statements in response to the researcher’s open-ended guideline questions, based on the humanistic sociological approach of studying respondents’ personal perspectives on a particular phenomenon. The 80% of respondents who claimed to play sport were involved in a total of 23 different sports, with soccer being the most frequently mentioned (29%). The 20% of respondents who did not play sport all attended schools where participation in sport was not compulsory. Parental support for sports participation was evident in 89% of their comments, but only 11% of parents played an active role. The negative family constraints identified by 15% of respondents referred to issues such as lack of parental interest in sport, concerns about safety, maintaining a balance between sport and other areas of life, and the cost involved

FISHING ACTIVITIES AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RACHUONYO NORTH SUB-COUNTY, KENYA

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 109-117
Author(s):  
GRACE AUMA OJIJO ◽  
Lucy Kibera
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
School Attendance ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Government

This study investigated the influence of fishing related activities on academic performance of secondary school students in Rachuonyo North Sub-County. The specific objectives were to examine the activities associated with fishing and determine how they influenced academic performance of secondary students in the Sub-County. The study targeted students and principals of the 49 secondary schools in Rachuonyo North Sub-county. The research used simple random sampling to select 14 public secondary schools and 20 Form Three students from each of the sampled schools. The total sample size was 292 respondents. Primary data was collected and analysed using quantitative and qualitative methods and then presented in tables in percentages. Data analysis was done using SPSS and the Microsoft Excel software. The study established that students participated in fishing activities while attending school. Major fishing activities that students engaged in included: actual fishing an agreement  index of 82.9% of students; repairing of fishing nets which was supported by 74.2% of students; setting of nets in the lake which was supported by 84.4% of students; and removal of fish from the nets which was agreed to by 83.9% of students. Some (91.7%) of the students believed that their counterparts who engaged in fishing activities tended to perform poorly in their classwork.  The study has recommended that parents, School Boards of Management and the communities along the beaches collaborate with each other in order to keep students from engaging in fishing activities for this likely to improve school attendance and academic performance of students. The Government should enforce compulsory basic education as well as provide it free to all children at this level of education.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Academic Achievement of Secondary School Students in Mauritius

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-90
Author(s):  
Shakeel Mohammad Cassam Atchia ◽  
Vinayagum Chinapah
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
School Leadership ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Economic Factor ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
School Students

This paper analyses the contextualised determinants affecting the academic achievement of secondary school students in Mauritius. A mixed methodology was used to understand the effect of the determinants on students’ achievement considering the academic progression of learners from one point (CPE: Examination marking the end of primary schooling) to another (NG9A: Checkpoint assessment after three years of secondary schooling).  The first phase had a non-positivist epistemological stand using the qualitative method of ‘focus group discussion’ to identify the determinants and then validate the TIMSS questionnaire. The second phase had a post-positivist epistemological stand where an amended version of the standardised international questionnaire TIMSS was administered to collect data from a sample of 600 students. The primary data were analysed to produce a Linear Multiple Regression Model. The findings reveal that 90.1% achievement can be explained by the variables of school leadership, student, socio-economic factor, and teacher (R square = 0.9.1; p < 0.05).  The model shows that school leadership has a higher positive correlation on (β=0.419) students’ achievement followed by student factor (β= 0.227), tuition teacher (β= 0.154), school teacher (β= 0.117) and socioeconomic status (β= 0.048).

scholarly journals COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF FAMILY CLIMATE ON THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 118-127
Author(s):  
Nikhat Yasmin Shafeeq ◽  
Aliya Tazeen
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Parental Support ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Family Climate ◽  
School Students ◽  
Academic Achievements ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Impact

This study investigated the impact of family climate on the academic achievement of government and private secondary school students. Three hundred (Boys =150; Girls =150) secondary school students were randomly chosen as the sample of the study from 8 schools (4 government and 4 private) of Aligarh. Family Climate Scale by Dr. Beena Shah (1990) was used to study respondent’s family climate, while their IX class examination results were used as the measure of academic achievement. The hypotheses were tested using the product moment coefficient of correlation to find out the relationship between the family climate and academic achievement, and for measuring the effect of the type of family climate (favorable and unfavorable) on the academic achievement of the students the investigator applied t-test. The results showed that the academic achievements of students are independent of the family environment and parental support provided to them. The study also revealed that private students have good academic records in comparison of government students.

scholarly journals Role of Religious Sponsors in Development of Holistic Secondary School Students in Nyeri County

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (02) ◽  
pp. 129-145
Author(s):  
Peterson Githinji Kagema
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Spiritual Development ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Rich ◽  
The Church

Historically, religious sponsors have played a significant role in promoting holistic growth of students through emphasizing Christian based values in learning institutions. This have been showed by ever increasing seasonal social, moral, and ethical challenges facing students which include early pregnancies among female students, drugs and substance abuse, religious radicalization, burying, arson, among others. However, there has been a great concern from the public discourse on the laxity of the church as religious sponsors in schools from the frequent moral decay displayed by the students today. This article assesses the role of religious sponsors in development of holistic secondary school students in Nyeri County, Kenya. This study adopts a descriptive approach through collecting primary data from 68 CU/CA patrons, 99 students and 68 school administration. This article confirmed that various religious sponsors promote students' moral, social and spiritual development to students through organizing frequent prayer sessions, Biblical expositions, as well as offering Christian based guidance and counseling. However, this have not been to the maximum as could be expected in religious contexts. This study recommends for revitalized pastoral reforms from both the schools and the church. This will ensure that secondary schools fully utilize the rich valuable chaplaincy ministry based on pastoral care and counseling services as facilitated by the respective religious sponsors.

scholarly journals Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Self-Efficacy Scale for Higher Secondary School Students of Odisha

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 90-100
Author(s):  
Venkateswar Meher ◽  
Rajashree Baral
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
School Students ◽  
Alpha Reliability ◽  
High Internal Consistency ◽  
Potential Measure

Self-efficacy is a potential measure to develop the capacities of higher secondary school students for producing desired results. Hence, the study of self-efficacy at this level is of utmost importance. In this present study, an attempt is made to culturally adapt the standardized self-efficacy scale of Sherer and Maddux (1982) for the higher secondary school students of Odisha. For this purpose, a sample of 135 higher secondary school students was taken randomly, and ten teachers were taken purposively. Both preliminary and final pilot study was conducted by collecting primary data. Both forward and backward translation was done in consultation with experts. The testing for ‘comparability of language,’ the ‘similarity of interpretation,’ and the ‘degree of understanding’ of the translated scale were measured and found higher scores in all these domains. The psychometric properties of the scale were estimated, i.e., Cronbach alpha reliability of the whole scale 0.85 and split-half reliability of 0.79, which revealed high internal consistency of the scale. The factor analysis was made by following principal component analysis of varimax rotation and Kiser normalization, which extracted four principal components, and the implications of the study were discussed.

scholarly journals KARAKTER DALAM PREMAN, ANTOLOGI CERKAK KARYA TIWIEK SA DAN IMPLIKASINYA TERHADAP PEMBELAJARAN BAHASA JAWA

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 195
Author(s):  
Galih Dwi Purboasri ◽  
Kundharu Saddhono ◽  
Suyitno Suyitno
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Teaching Materials ◽  
School Students ◽  
Authentic Data

This study analyzed characters of Preman, an anthology of short story written by an outstdanding Javanese author, Tiwiek SA and its implication to teaching Javanese for secondary school students.  The analyses focused on characterization, theme and title of the short story pertaining.  Structural anaysis was used in this study as research design.  Primary data of this study were 6 text of Javanese short story written in anthology entitled Preman.  Secondary data include result of interview to the author.  The study revealed that characters reflected Javanese society.  Themes of the shortstory attracted the readers to read the contents as the interesting issues.  The titles of the short story implicated that indigenous Javanese native speakers can improve and maintain Javanese culture and sociolinguistics.  Accordingly, the short story contributes substantial effects on teaching Javanese for secondary school students from which teaching materials and authentic data are derived.       

scholarly journals Maker Club in Pre-School

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Freitas ◽  
A. Ferrás ◽  
C. Vaz ◽  
A. S. Fernandes ◽  
F. Torres ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Scientific Literacy ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Positive Change ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cost Of Materials ◽  
The Cost

The project allows pre-school children to develop the problematization of what they are learning and, in secondary school, students’ perspectives of cooperative in the development of scientific literacy. In this type of activity, children, with the help of high school students, deepen and consolidate behavioral values for life, thus enabling a positive change in their attitudes, in the way of believing, innovating, planning and persisting to conquer. Theactivities developed are accessible, both in approach and availability as well as in the cost of materials.

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